Management-changing errors in the recall of radiologic results—a pilot study.

M. Brus-Ramer; V. Yerubandi; J. H. Newhouse

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Management-changing errors in the recall of radiologic results—a pilot study.

July 25, 2012

Brus-Ramer M, Yerubandi V, Newhouse JH. Clin Radiol. 2012;67(6):574-8.

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Incorrect understanding of radiology reports by treating clinicians occurred frequently in this study, a situation that could have led to management errors in nearly 1 in 7 cases.

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